Mooers Realty, Maine Real Estate Broker In Houlton ME

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Father Of Four Of The Neatest Kids, Two Of Each Flavor And Grown Tall, Out Of The Nest. High On Living in Maine, A Property Listing Matchmaker And Serving Buyers, Sellers Is What I Am. Grew Up On A Maine Farm, The Youngest Of Four Kids, All Boys. Here To Help As The Northern Maine Local Cub Reporter For The Lay Of The Land. If You Need Help With The Local Turf.

Drones in real estate video photography, lots of buzz in the news about the little stealth image gatherers.

The loops and stills of digital photography for real estate drones is a hot topic though. When you think of an agent, broker using a real estate drone in a congested area, not good thoughts fill the head.

Planes leaving an airport or visiting one when a drone gets in the flight path.

Luckily Northern Maine is not a busy "fly the friendly skies" kinda place.

Less people, less planes and the use of a real estate drone aerials for the expansive land in Maine we list and sell works.

Concern about invasion of a drone buzzing overhead and the privacy of a neighbor goes away too.

On a large Maine country acreage, in a township barely earning a dot on the map.

There are no neighbords whose privacy gets compromised or invaded, violated. Just woods surrounds many of the Maine real estate listings. No people to bother, no one to spy on and the flight mission is solely collect the up up and away of the real estate listing from the air.

Drones can show the out of state real estate buyer the back forty acres as the four props whirl and twirl. The sound like a bunch of mufflered angry hummingbirds or some bees ready to swarm.

And if delays happen in getting information, gaining access to a listing for sale, he or she loses interest. Gets turned off. Because when the time to show the place is wrong for the owner or renter. When a day's notice or more causes delays getting into to tour the property listing, that is not helping the chances for a sale.

To avoid the back and forth with everyone involved in the real estate triangle for missing information or physical access, there is a simple solution.

Available any time, day or night.No matter what the weather or time zone.

Real video, full motion and with an audio bed to add more details.

The audio is forty percent of the real estate video connection, engagement.

There is an approach to real estate video to make them easier to shoot, edit, produce, upload.

And not just for your most expensive property listings either. For all of them in every price range, location, type. So sure, it is the busiest time of the real estate day at 10:30 PM. Videos are all cued up, ready to roll.

Waiting for the toggle and the other end of the signal to sit back. Watch, listen, learn about the local community. About all the property listings, the real estate for sale in the area. One after another toured.

To some the thought of owning rental properties in Maine, any where in the solar system is chilling.

You would have to be off your rocker to consider such a real estate investment. But you don't hear about the good landlord tenant relationships that are the norm. When you ask questions, know about the history of the renter, their past.

The good, bad, the ugly if known helps sort out the who pays, who stays. Who don't, who won't.

Credit and history of destroying their last three apartment units, police records about harrassing the other tenants is all part of being the cub reporter. Making calls, asking questions.

Not letting the first person who calls automatically be the next in line to rent.

Background, like a car fax, a property title search, a face to face interview, a credit check is needed to make long, lasting rental arrangements that work.

The kind of buy, rent, pay off the place apartment house stories that have happy endings. Let the property pay for itself, income generate with you the landlord keeping the place up to snuff. And not as the Maine expression "see the place get all stove to heck." Because you did not do your home work about renting to any Tom, Dick or Harry.

The call to the real estate office and asking if there is a current appraisal on the property?

Not unless someone refinanced recently, paid for one to be done to evaluate an estate. Or just peeled off the bills, the money to know what the place is worth today. Here and now. To satisfy the I want, need to know for the inquiring mind. Needing an accurate number.

And when the appraisal for real estate property is done, there is a time bomb that starts ticking.

Valid because it reflects the last six months to a year filter slice study of properties like it. Sold and for sale both under the microscope. The current real estate market which changes. Because, well it is a market. Like the ocean that swells, ebb and flows.

So okay. But what if you have an appraisal done in the last year, will a bank accept that in financing a sale of a home?

Nope.

How come? Because the bank orders the appraisal, thank you very much.

You don't bring one in off the street.

The guy or gal doing the valuation is given orders by the financial institution too.

Everything is done with quality standards in place. Not every appraiser is in the stable of the ones used by the bank either.

Plus when the appraiser did the paperwork assessment for the bank.

It is not to be used for other purposes, given out to other people to study or benefit from without proper release authorization. Even though that makes some people sqawk.

The property where you live, and what to do when a change is needed to improve the housing.

Putting yourself in a good position to be happy either way it goes, no matter which direction you go in. (Cue the Clash song about "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?") Is it maybe best for you to speed dial, line up, automatically call the tradesmen?

Or to simply start watching the You Tube DIY series. On how to use the business end of the hammer videos. To "git 'er dunnn" as Larry would suggest when opportunity knocks.

Maybe hold your house horses partner. Just better to just get the place, the home listed for sale?

Then turning around when the "SOLD" ride appears on the real estate sign on one side of the housing equation.

To slap a "Sale Pending" one on another bigger, more feature rich property new to you on the other end of the kiss and tell advertising that worked.Like marketing lightning hit twice.

Buying the Maine land, building from scratch is the most expensive remedy.

But hopefully you get exactly what you want. But those that went that route with the nail gun and table saw, all that saw dust will be the first to tell you. Lots of what they would have, should have done differently. And moan about the added cost of areas they did not realize spring up all over the construction site building process.

What's a pitless adapter again and what do you mean we hit ledge?

And why is suddenly are all the drivers of pickup trucks with the door signage parked around the construction site asking "where is my wallet"? To open wide and say ahhhh.

Face it, the lowest possible price for real estate, just about anything you buy is on the mind.

Because how you run your household personal finances is much like staying in business. The bottom line in what you need to keep out of the red. Male, keep that figure just as pitch black shaded as you can right?

Your profit is in the expenses, the careful spending thinking kicks in.

So with real estate, isn't there always a certain tried and tested percentage to skim off the top?

Looking for the coupon code to dial in. Drop in the slot when everyone is gathered around the real estate check out register.

Waiting, wondering, wanting to make an offer on the real estate but how do you know?

What is the lowest possible number the seller of the real estate listing is willing to accept? Not necessarily be hand stand happy about the figure. But will mutter after a little time and consideration. Weighing the pros and cons.

"I'll do it. Not thrilled about it for the record but this number, the contingencies surrounding the purchase and sale property price all smashed together works for me."

No experience, maybe not adequate guidance in the purchase of a Maine property listing.

That's the reason for slipping, sliding as it becomes more complicated in the process of buying a home, other type of real estate in Maine.

Sellers of real estate in Maine make mistakes too. More than plant a orange and black for sale sign stapled to a wooden vampire stake in the front lawn. Marketing, what improvements pay dividends or nothing at all. Maybe hurting the value because of the diminishing returns on the expenditure.

To share in the conversation with whoever you bump into that asks. The all important questions around what I have done for 35 years. Working through all kinds of economic scenarios.

In all different market conditions for real estate listings, sales in Maine.

So besides which type of real estate listings, sales results the conversation eventually gravitates to the plot always thickens. When someone wants to buy a farm land in Maine or wooded acreage listing. Or waterfront second home for vacations in Maine property. We have to have a little talk shop about supply and demand.

What to do for fun, the events schedule for Houlton Maine, Southern Aroostook County is always a long as your arm list.

Loaded with activities for all ages. In a wide range of options for what to do in Houlton Maine. Had done an earlier Houlton Maine what to do for fun blog post. But this is more specific to this late fall, early winter in the Shiretown area of the Crown of Maine.

The John Millar Civic Center, Ice Arena has round the clock hockey games for SAMHA and the Blackhawks.

We don't hiberate winters in Maine. No polar bears live here.

Call the arena at 207.532.1313 for more information on the hours of skate rink operation. To know of public skating hours that offer lots of exercise.

Something different than channel surfing on the tube.

Or texting "what are you doing? Nothing. What are you doing? Zip". Back and forth. Turn off the device, push yourself off the couch and grab your hat, gloves, winter coat. We're heading out to all that is going on out and about, around Houlton Maine.

Things to do for fun in Houlton Maine, tips and suggestions on ways to spend your time in the Shiretown.

Southern Aroostook County is the perfect backdrop for outdoor recreation any of the four seasons. So the tips start out with a link to many helpful resources for the brand new and well travelled alike. That find themselves lucky enough to be tooling around the Houlton Maine area.

Variety is the spice of life, and not knowing your particular pleasure points, here are a few Houlton Maine area suggestions.

And it is always easier to show and tell, take you to the event.

Rather than try to formulate words, sentences to try to do justice to the event.

Enjoy one heck of a meal if you time the tour correctly. Anytime you hit the open house walk through of the yesterday days of farming exhibits in Aroostook County. If the skilled cooks have the aprons tied on. Happen to be hard at it in the country kitchen at the museum.

Building a home in Maine, for vacation or full time use on your own piece of land.

Maybe you are settling into retirement mode. Or the home designed to create the family space in a place to hold that quivver of kids you bring into the World.

That share your unique DNA. And like anything that grows up to be healthy, big and strong, needs to be guided.

To foster all the good elements to mix in, add to the child raising miracle experience.

For happy kids that still are as adults.

For the supportive environment, well thought out tailor made surroundings picked for the new built from the ground up Maine home.

Of sticks and bricks, the just so perfect orientation on the property acreage. To call your home sweet Maine home one a kind. That you built on just the right for you land, a new house paired with it in a classic blend.

What to look for or consider buying Maine land?

Well if it is long range, easy does it owner financing the Maine land might be needed. Before spreading out the blue prints of the Maine home in your head to make a reality on the property. Life is all about the timing. Juggling the many elements in the day to day.

Lots of factors swirl around the property listing, the skim milk marketing, the sky high pricing. And the overall process getting to a real estate closing.

What are some of the statements, questions heard by real estate agents, brokers that serve as red flags?

Unqualified home buyers that don't know it or are in denial.

Don't want to talk about it. Stone wall, Quakers Meeting has begun.

When a home buyer first makes contact with a real estate office. And when asked about financing, if he or she is pre-approved if not paying cash.

They can get upset. Darn right uppity.

And respond with "why do all you real estate agents, brokers ask that same question!"

"About are you pre-approved, and for how much, which program?"

Ah, because it helps guide the process to get to the closing. You are shopping, but are you ready, willing, able to buy today? If not okay, let's browse, get you up to speed on the process to be in the driver's seat to buy a Maine home.

The buyer in the Maine real estate audience follows along, or tries to and wonders.

Scratches his head when the listing price of a property for sale goes up, down, sideways. Often the agent or broker has to rein in the spending. The stuff the owner always wanted to do and is certain it will make the property worth more.

Fetch a higher price and sell way way quicker.

So pricing the property listing for sale realistically going in and along the way.

Then being pro-active, to adjust the sticker to reflect blips in the current market.

That evolves along the rabbit trail that ultimately leads to the real estate closing.

You hope. That means price it right, don't keep adding on and taking away like the Maine ocean tide going way in and way out. Like an accordion. For a bunch of reasons.

The buyer follows the Maine real estate market. Sellers do too. Now you see it and when the listing price escaltes, now you don't. The filtering, slicing and dicing that are plugged into the array spit out from the media streams all use the same science.

When the property that has the buyer's interest, caught out of the corner of their eye on the many, starts to wonder. Form a conclusion that it must have sold, be put under contract. So forget about it, like a girlfriend that is history and moved on or you have stopped the relationship.

You've had it up to (hand held over your head) this high with living in too small surroundings so putting the city in the rearview mirror as you look for a Maine farm for sale.

The thought of being surrounded by open space, under the star filled sky. And not jammed tightly in the shadows next to towering skyscrapers anymore.But being self sufficient and depending on your own wits to stay on that Maine farm is a little scary. But exciting at the same time.

So buying a Maine farm, what to look for as you kick the tires on the property listings for sale?

The number one consideration is timing.

Is this working a patch of dirt, securing some Maine farm land a long range plan?

Or ready or not, here we go to take the plunge today?

If the target date for the moving, relocation to Maine is a few years down the road, maybe just land in Maine for sale is the goal. No buildings to insure, maintain, or rent out if that option makes your stomach a little queasy, uneasy. Construct from scratch and one by one adding to the farm in Maine building collection may be the route you want to take.

The size of the budget to buy a Maine farm is at the top of the list for consideration too.

What type of farming and does it involve critters, crops or both? Does the farm in Maine for sale have waterfront features for irrigation or recreation? And resale benefits that hoist the value of the property listing should you decide selling it is needed.

The location like buying any home is key when you consider the family members you raise, bring along to live in that Maine farm property too. Too far from town shopping, schools, hospitals amd wasted time, gas and added frustration to the flow of the day happens right?

The reality real estate shows make it look slick, quick, easy peasy. But like dating, it is all about timing. If you are single and meet someone that happens to be too, cool. But in real world shake and bake, it is about coming along at the right time and being available. Ready, willing and able. For the show time, here we go.

It is often way way easier to get a buyer into a new Maine home or other property if everything is not nailed to the floor.

With the "have to sell what I already have" before moving on to a new listing condition.

To make the property my own means some day out there.

Home sweet home in most cases takes time. But the hunger, desire improves the taste. That is where we come in as the middle man in the real estate buying, selling, sometimes trading.

So if a bridge loan from a home mortgage underwriter at the Maine bank is not possible, we wait.

For the property you already have on your plate to be pushed off it. Taken care of to clear the way for a new helping of house listing. Please and thank you. But we still browse, search, filter and suggest. Keep that real estate conveyor belt of listings buzzing, rattling and humming for all to see in the online / offline media platform display cases.

When you need local news, you turn to the neighborhood sources around you.

Reporting is done in your own backyard where it happens. Not the news from a local area many moons away. Things roll differently in other parts of the World.

So you get your news feeds locally.

Scan the World and national events. But local is well, local. What you tap into to stay in the know.

Unless you are from a far away community and keep the old local connection burning.

Checking in periodically or getting an out of town newspaper delivered, going online to stay in the know.

When you are moved far away from the old home town. But she keeps pulling at your heart strings.

Local news in one area is vastly different than another.

Weather is not the same, the population, trends, crimes, everything is not carbon copy. Because we don't live in one giant sandbox where everything shakes out the same. Identical twins are rare, so are the odds of two areas moving, grooving to the same exact 5,6,7 and 8 daily dance steps.

Add to this unique community surroundings we all enjoy, that the media likes to reduce everything down to one big same general story.

Like trying to make a weather forecast apply to the entire country. Which does not work well.

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